There was a Toronto real estate slowdown? Hard to notice with busy construction sites blanketing the city. The latest RLB Crane Index, tracking 14 key North American cities, shows crane use grew in Q1 2023. Toronto remains the reigning king of cranes, with almost 5x more than the next city on the list. North American […]
Time for your cheat sheet on this week’s top stories. Canadian Real Estate Canadian Real Estate Owners Aren’t Selling, Here’s Why Canadian real estate markets are seeing a drop in sales, but it’s the inventory drop that’s concerning. That was the warning BMO Capital Markets sent to investors this week. The reason? A lack of […]
Canada’s busy Spring market hasn’t begun with the typical flood of sellers. BMO Capital Markets warned investors a lack of new listings for sale might be a bigger problem than low sales. They attribute this to a number of factors, but they all boil down to one issue—there’s little reason to sell. Canada is hitting […]
Greater Vancouver real estate prices barely corrected, but they’re already back to climbing. Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) data shows the price of a composite benchmark home climbed in March. It was actually a huge jump in price, but at least one of the Big Six banks sees it being just a blip, […]
Are Greater Toronto real estate prices past the bottom? Toronto Regional Real Estate Board (TRREB) data shows the composite benchmark, or typical home, saw prices surge higher in March. Home sales remain weak despite the pop, and experts don’t see that changing in the near term. However, buyers in the market sent prices much higher […]
Canadian real estate development got a mild sentiment boost, but it’s not what it seems. Statistics Canada (Stat Can) data shows the value of building permits increased in February, which it called “robust.” When looked at as just a monthly plot, it’s easy to see how that call can be made. Zooming out for a […]
Canadians are finally getting shy about spending their recent home equity windfall. Regulatory filings show the outstanding balance of home equity line of credit (HELOC) fell in January. It wasn’t just HELOC, but all home equity borrowing showed a substantial monthly contraction. Falling home values and rising interest costs might have finally tempered the spending […]
Time for your cheat sheet on this week’s top stories. Canadian Real Estate Canadian Real Estate Prices Will “Rip” Higher Due To The Fed: Scotiabank One of the country’s largest banks sees government policy driving home prices higher. Scotiabank warned investors that Federal policy is being rolled out to stimulate demand. Meanwhile, it’s contrary to […]
Canadian real estate might be slow right now, but a large bank thinks it’s going to “rip” soon. A new analysis from Scotiabank warns investors that the Federal government is at odds with the Bank of Canada (BoC) goals. The country’s central bank is trying to slow demand and the resulting inflation, while the Fed […]
The recent bank crisis will slow global growth, but no financial crisis is expected—yet. That was the takeaway from Oxford Economics‘ recent analysis on bank liquidity issues. Global liquidity isn’t as tight as it was 14 years ago, so the global research firm doesn’t see a 2008-like event soon. However, banks still potentially face large […]
